Adam West, everyone's favorite Batman, dead at 88 The real Batman is gone. Long live Batman.

Sorry, Ben, But You're a Batman Forever Now The latest dire DC Extended Universe rumors making the rounds is that not only is Ben Affleck not directing the Batman movie, the man wants out of the role entirely. We have a message for him: Sorry, Ben. You’re stuck as Batman. So you might as wel Read more ... l suck it up.

The Lego Batman Movie Is the Brokeback Batman We’ve Always Wanted After seeing gritty Batman, detective Batman, real-world Batman and dozens of Batman variations, from comics to cartoons to films, where do you go? Lego Batman has the answer.

Why Batman: The Animated Series Is the Best Batman Ever What’s your favorite version of Batman? Tim Burton’s? Christopher Nolan’s? Maybe you should be consider that Batman: The Animated Series actually has the best Batman. Hear me out.

Batman '66 Was A Shining, Joyous Beacon In The Dark World Of Batman Comics Until recently, DC desperately avoided any sort of acknowledgement of the classic 1960s Batman TV show. Not only did it not represent who Batman was now—a layered, gritty character—it was viewed as an embarrassment. That is, until Warner Bros. go Read more ... t the rights to merchandise the series, and DC gave us one of the most joyful Batman comics in history.

One Of The Bleakest Monologues In Christopher Nolan's Batman Trilogy Never Made It Into The Films The very first teaser for Batman Begins had a laser-guided focus: to remind you that this was from the goofy Batmans of Forever, of Batman & Robin or Batman ‘66. But apparently, its bleak monologuing was even a bit too much for the actual (and plen Read more ... ty grim) movie itself.

See What Happens When The New Batman Catches Up With The Old Batman A few months ago, Bruce Wayne died—and Jim Gordon took on the heavily armored Batman-mantle. But, this is comics: a magical, wonderful land where Death is more a temporary check-in at a fancy hotel than a permanent rest. As we’ve known for a whil Read more ... e, Bruce Wayne is very much alive, but the kicker? He’s done being Batman.*

The New Batman Has Another, More Batman-y Costume The identity of DC’s new Batman, making his official debut in today’s Batman #41, isn’t his most controversial aspect: It’s the hulking new “BatMech” outfit, which is a little less Dark Knight, and a little more Iron Avenger. But it turns Read more ... out he has an alternate costume out of the suit that’s much more like Batman. A New Batman And Several New Robins Are Debuting In DC Comics A New Batman And Several New Robins Are Debuting In DC Comics A New Batman And Several New Robins Are Deb DC are planning a few changes to their ongoing series ahead of the Convergence event hitting their… Read more Read more

9 Batman Knock-Offs That Utterly Miss The Point Of Batman Everybody loves Batman. After 75 years of saving Gotham City, the Caped Crusader has become an archetype. So it's not surprising that every comic needs its own version of Bats. And yet, Batman remains unique, and it's not so easy to copy him. Here ar Read more ... e 9 Batman knock-offs that totally miss why Batman works.